Summary:
Frederic, Wisconsin is a small community served by just two public schools, both in the Frederic School District: Frederic Elementary, covering grades PK–5 with 192 students, and Frederic 6-12 School, serving grades 6–12 with 214 students. There is no standalone middle school or alternative school, so grades 6–8 are housed in the 6–12 building; combined enrollment is 406. The district is ranked 143rd of 432 Wisconsin districts, at the 67th percentile with 3 stars.
The two schools are heading in opposite directions. Frederic 6-12 School climbed from the 33rd percentile (2 stars) in 2023–2024 to the 54th percentile (3 stars), then the 89th percentile (4 stars) in 2025–2026 — the top 11% of ranked schools. It was above the state in 10 of 12 reported tests in 2025–2026, led by Social Studies 10 at 77.78% (state 48.25%) and ACT Math at 72.22% (state 42.93%); its weak spot is ACT ELA 10 at 44.44% versus state 48.47%. Frederic Elementary slipped from the 70th percentile (4 stars) to the 37th percentile (2 stars), and was above state in only 3 of 8 tests, with Math 4 at 31.03% versus state 52.87% and ELA 5 at 42.42% versus state 53.63%.
Attendance tells a split story: chronic absenteeism is 9.9% at the elementary, well below the 17.3% state rate, but 25.1% at the 6–12 school, pushing the district to 18.3%. Graduation is 100.0% with a 0.5% dropout rate. Resources are similar — about $18,000 per student and ratios of 11.1 and 11.5 — though free/reduced lunch is higher at the elementary (53.12%) than at the 6–12 school (46.73%). Because grade-level groups are small, year-to-year swings should be read with caution.
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